Yes. All of you out there who were with Miami through all the hard times and not just once Shaq came along.. congratulations.

That's just plain dumb. I support Miami because of Shaq. So do lots of people here who have supported him since his days in Orlando. Doesn't make this any less sweeter. On the contrary, I suspect one can enjoy the Heat winning it all even more if things are considered from Shaq's corner.

Most NBA fans are not connected to a particular team, simply because they don't live in any of the cities hosting an NBA team, nor do they have loved ones who have been die-hard fans of a particular team for 20+ years. So they simply like good basketball, like a few players, of like a particular style a team plays (which can and usually changes with the players/coach) If that's what "bandwaggoning" is all about, then those who are doing it are more knowleadgable about basketball then those who consider themselves "true fans". Simply because we get to enjoy the game more, and give props when they're due, regardless of team or player.

That's just plain dumb. I support Miami because of Shaq. So do lots of people here who have supported him since his days in Orlando. Doesn't make this any less sweeter. On the contrary, I suspect one can enjoy the Heat winning it all even more if things are considered from Shaq's corner.

Most NBA fans are not connected to a particular team, simply because they don't live in any of the cities hosting an NBA team, nor do they have loved ones who have been die-hard fans of a particular team for 20+ years. So they simply like good basketball, like a few players, of like a particular style a team plays (which can and usually changes with the players/coach) If that's what "bandwaggoning" is all about, then those who are doing it are more knowleadgable about basketball then those who consider themselves "true fans". Simply because we get to enjoy the game more, and give props when they're due, regardless of team or player.

I am one of those fans that followed Shaq his whole career, Heat fans from the beggining wouldnt be celebrating with us if it wasn't for Shaq.

Mavs played into Miami's hands at the end. Jump shot, jump shot, jump shot. Shaq wasn't as good as Mourning was tonight. When the Mavs needed a stop, they didn't get one. When the Heat missed a shot, they just got a rebound.

The Mavs ran miami out of fouls with just under 10 minutes to play and stopped attacking the basket. Antoine Walker stopped his 3-point brick assault and played inside and was much more effective.

And what else can you say about Wade, other than he's gotta be the best player in the NBA.

Mavs played into Miami's hands at the end. Jump shot, jump shot, jump shot. Shaq wasn't as good as Mourning was tonight. When the Mavs needed a stop, they didn't get one. When the Heat missed a shot, they just got a rebound.

The Mavs ran miami out of fouls with just under 10 minutes to play and stopped attacking the basket. Antoine Walker stopped his 3-point brick assault and played inside and was much more effective.

And what else can you say about Wade, other than he's gotta be the best player in the NBA.

I thought the whole series was weird, so was the one with Detroit. I never really dared to believe the Heat could win it all. Hoped they would, prayed they would, but they've had such an inconsistent season that it was hard not to doubt them. And as much as I am elated about this win, and especially about Shaq getting THIS ring, I believe Miami had a lot of luck this year. I don't really think this year's Heat, as a team, played better than they have during last year's playoffs. Detroit happened to play much worse, however, and Dallas had a pretty poor series after beating the Spurs (though much of that was due to Wade). Anyway,